In this story there is a forsaken forest, no longer visited by those who know its dark secret.
In this forest there is a clearing, where none of the creatures that live in the forest ever venture. In the clearing stands a large and long abandoned mansion that none have entered for many years. In the mansion there is an attic, dusty and unlit, save for one tiny window. In the attic there is a cupboard that has remained undisturbed and full of family artefacts since the building was vacated. In the cupboard there is a small metal chest. In the chest there is a boy’s school satchel. In the satchel there is, what used to be, a schoolboy’s best loved book. In the book there are many adventure stories. In the book’s pages there is a bookmark, placed there to indicate his favourite story. In this story there is a forsaken forest, no longer visited by those who know its dark secret.
In this story…